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Don't select anything after deleting files
Posted: 21 Sep 2013 18:54
by grindax
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Re: Don't select anything after deleting files
Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:25
by admin
I know that WE does not do it but that's quite unusual for a list in Windows. IMO it is expected that the next item is selected after deletion of the current item.
No, currently you cannot turn this off.
Re: Don't select anything after deleting files
Posted: 22 Sep 2013 13:49
by grindax
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Re: Don't select anything after deleting files
Posted: 22 Sep 2013 17:42
by serendipity
You probably know this already, but if you always use keyboard to delete files/folders then simply add the below script to User|Manage Commands|Run script:
Code: Select all
#169; //File|Delete
Sel; //Unselect All
and re-assign the Del shortcut to the script. You can do the same to Shift+delete (#170).
Re: Don't select anything after deleting files
Posted: 23 Sep 2013 09:00
by admin
grindax wrote:I typically Shift-Del items, and it's happened a couple of times that my heart has skipped a beat as I've deleted something and seen something else selected, before realising that XY just selected another item immediately afterwards. I had started looking through the Config and the ini file for a way to turn it off before even checking what WE does in comparison.
Well, if you typically Shift-Del items then you go for adrenalin kicks, and you get them.
Win7/8 Explorer also does not select after delete (no time to test now)?
Re: Don't select anything after deleting files
Posted: 23 Sep 2013 13:19
by grindax
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Re: Don't select anything after deleting files
Posted: 23 Sep 2013 14:38
by admin
I will add a tweak for now. Maybe config later.
Re: Don't select anything after deleting files
Posted: 23 Sep 2013 14:50
by grindax
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Re: Don't select anything after deleting files
Posted: 23 Sep 2013 20:50
by SkyFrontier
Can the same tweak be extended to Sticky Selection, please?
It's the same principle, but extended to moving files around safely. No more files being mistakenly moved among others hand picked!
Re: Don't select anything after deleting files
Posted: 23 Sep 2013 20:59
by admin
You mean something like NoAutoSelectAfterMove. Yes, I think it makes sense to combine both into the NoAutoSelectAfterDelete tweak. Then called NoAutoSelectAfterDeleteOrMove.